Bobby Labonte, the 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, announced today that he is leaving the TRG Motorsports team and the No. 71 Chevy immediately.

Labonte will replace Robby Gordon in the No. 7 Toyota this weekend at New Hampshire in a one-race deal. Beyond that Labonte's prospects are up in the air.

Labonte joined TRG late last season after parting ways with the Hall of Fame Racing team. Since leaving Joe Gibbs Racing in 2005, Labonte has struggled greatly. He also drove for Petty Enterprises for three years.

The TRG team had sponsorship for the first part of the year from TaxSlayer.com, but lack of funding since then prompted the team to start and park in three races.

Labonte, whose last Cup win was in 2003, had apparently had enough of starting and parking. It is somewhat ironic, however, that Gordon said earlier this week his team would have to start and park this weekend at New Hampshire for lack of sponsorship.

But the team says that now it will run the entire race, even though there still isn't any sponsorship.

The future for Labonte is quite uncertain in a garage where rides are at a premium. The obvious possibility would be the No. 83 at Red Bull Racing, where Reed Sorenson just replaced the dismissed Casey Mears. But that deal might be difficult given Labonte's ties to the Coca-Cola racing program.

TRG announced that Andy Lally, who has raced in the Truck Series and once in Cup at Watkins Glen, will drive the No. 71 at New Hampshire in his debut on an oval track in the Cup Series. Lally is a veteran of the Grand Am Series.